NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 268, 20 March 1894, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

« (PEB PHE9S ASSOCIATION.*) Wellington, March 19. A rather smart earthquake shock was felt at 6.45 last night. The Royal Tiger Hotel was broken into at 4 a m., and about .£l7 stolen. The Rev Mr Isitt is exhorting his followers to vote for prohibition and not reduction, on the ground that, even if the latter were carried, it was by no means certain that hotels would be closed because of the litigation that was sure to ensue. They were perfectly prepared for litigation. The receipts in connection with the late meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association will be about sufficient to balance expenditure. In tho Divorce Court a decree nisi was granted in the case of Gallehawk v. Gallehawk, the husband's petition for dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery. Stamp duty has been paid on i-233,000 the value of the late Mr W. H. Levin's estate. Nelson, Maroh 19. The proposal, to establish a school of music has been supported so generally that the; Committee resolved to-night to order orchestral instruments by the outgoing mail. Napikb, March 19. Meßsrs Williams and Kettle held their sale of blood stock at Hastings to- day The highest price given was 120gs for Prairie Grass. The youngsters generally brought poor prices, and many-were passed in. Christchurch, March 19 The number of names on the Clirist church mil is 13,689, as against 14,682 at the eennral election. At the police court to-day Arthur Simpson, aged 17, was sentenced U, 14 days' imprisonment with hard labor for offering indecent photographs for sale A heavy fresh in tb6 Rakaia river damnged the railway bridge, and trains are unable tocmaa to day. It is expected the damage will be repaired to-morrow. Hokitika. March 19. A man named Samuel Mitchell was drowned in »ho Mokihinui River on Friday and his body was found on the beach 18 miles south to-day It is surmised be tried to cross the rirer to secure his boat, and was carried down by the flood He was an old man, who held the Victoria Cross. He leaves a wife and grown up family. It is believed his life is insured for £000 m the Government. Dcnkdin. March 19. McOrath, the sculler, who won the championship last year, left by the Fora to day to row for the Amateur Scuthng < Championship nt Picton. He al«o com petes for the Pearce Sculls at Wellington.